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Payday & Installment Loans in Columbus, OH

44 lenders in Columbus, OH · 3 list hours · 1 open Saturday · 44 verified in the last 30 days · + 8 reported, not yet verified

Looking for a payday or installment loan near you in Columbus, Ohio? We list 44 lender locations in Columbus with addresses, phone numbers, opening hours and, where Ohio publishes it, license status. Last checked October 8, 2026.

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Other licensed lenders in Columbus

41 without listed hours yet

Other lenders reported in Columbus

These stores appear in public data but are not yet verified, so they have no page here. Call ahead before you go.

Found in OpenStreetMap (seen Oct 11, 2026). Not yet matched to a state license or the brand's own store list.

Columbus lenders at a glance

Columbus, in Franklin County (population 933,263), has 44 lender locations in our directory: 36 pawn shops, 7 installment lenders and 1 payday loan store, across 18 ZIP codes. The chains with the most stores here are OneMain Financial (2), Advance America (1) and Cash America Pawn (1). Of the 3 stores that publish hours, 1 open on Saturday and 0 on Sunday. The nearest other city with lenders is Gahanna, about 7 miles away, with 1 location.

Stores by loan type
Payday loans 1
Installment loans 7
Pawn shops 36
County
Franklin County
ZIP codes with stores
43026, 43201, 43203, 43204, 43206, 43207, 43211, 43213, 43215, 43219, 43222, 43223, 43227, 43228, 43229, 43230, 43231, 43232
Hours (3 stores list them)
Open Saturday: 1

Typical cost in Ohio

Rules for lenders in Columbus

Columbus has no local payday or title loan ordinance in our records, so Ohio state law applies.

  • A short-term loan under the Short-Term Loan Act can be for at most $1,000. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(A) · verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  • A short-term loan must run for at least 91 days, unless the monthly payment is small relative to the borrower's income. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(B) · verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  • A short-term loan can run for at most one year. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(B)(1) · verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  • Interest on a short-term loan cannot exceed 28 percent a year. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.40(A) · verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence

All rules: Ohio lending rules.

Questions people ask

How many pawn shops are in Columbus, OH?

We list 36 pawn shops, 7 installment lenders and 1 payday loan store in Columbus, checked against their sources as of October 8, 2026.

Are payday loans legal in Ohio?

Yes. Payday lenders operate in Ohio under state rules. For example: A short-term loan under the Short-Term Loan Act can be for at most $1,000 (Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(A)).

Which lenders have the most stores in Columbus?

OneMain Financial (2 stores), Advance America (1 store) and Cash America Pawn (1 store).

Are any lenders in Columbus open on weekends?

Of the 3 stores that publish hours, 1 open on Saturday and 0 on Sunday. Holiday hours can differ, so call ahead.

Answers are generated from the listings and verified rules on this page; see Sources below.

Sources

The listings and rules on this page come from these sources. Each listing also links to its own record.

  1. Ohio Division of Financial Institutions eLicense rosters · 44 locations Last verified Oct 11, 2026
  2. OpenStreetMap (Overpass API), OH · 7 locations Last verified Oct 11, 2026 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0
  3. OneMain Financial branches (OH) · 2 locations Last verified Oct 11, 2026
  4. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(A), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(B), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(B)(1), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.39(E) · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  5. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.40(A), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.40(B)(1), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.40(C), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.40(D), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.40(E) · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  6. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.41(E), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.41(J), Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.41(H) · Payday loans (deferred presentment), Title loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  7. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.36(A) · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  8. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.02 · Installment and consumer finance loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  9. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.13(A) · Installment and consumer finance loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  10. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.57(A) · Installment and consumer finance loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence
  11. Ohio Rev. Code § 1321.63(A)(1) · Installment and consumer finance loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · medium confidence

We re-check sources regularly and show the date each was last verified. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll check it against the source.

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